Senior Event Planning Manager

Everline Resort & Spa is seeking an experienced Senior Event Planning Manager to join our fun and exciting Event team. Top candidates are motivated and creative leaders who enjoy unique opportunities to impress and delight our future groups. Come join our Hyatt family and you will have the chance to provide superior service and deliver a great experience to our guests!

The Senior Event Planning manager's primary focus is servicing Sales bookings. This position acts as the liaison between our Meeting Planners and the hotel staff. Responsibilities include administering the Sales agreement, detailing all Food, Beverage and A/V needs, managing room blocks, group pick up, providing billing instructions and final bill review. Event Planning Managers also are the on-site contact and are responsible for the smooth execution of all events. We are seeking candidates with meeting planning experience with a passion of detailing and servicing events, conducting hotel tours, tastings, menu planning. Duties also include facilitating communication during and post event with pertinent hotel staff and clients to ensure a high level of service is achieved. Other duties will include assisting with event systems management, staff training and acting as a department lead.

The salary range for this position is $97,100 to $150,000. This is the pay range for this position that Everline Resort & Spa reasonably expects to pay. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be based on a number of factors, such as experience and education.

• Manage meeting space and adjust in order to ensure maximum potential revenue
• Understanding of negotiation and interpretation of contracts
• Must be experienced in general computer knowledge
• Refined verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate positive leadership characteristics, which inspire employees to exceed standards and expectations
• Knowledge of meeting room set-ups and capabilities, sleeping room configurations and types
• Responsible for increasing overall revenue per attendee by upselling techniques, rooms management strategies, value added offerings and other creative methods
• Preferred candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree and/or a minimum of five years of hotel experience or food & beverage experience
• Present a professional appearance and confidence
• Engage with meeting planners, outside vendors, and onsite set-up details for events
• Timely follow up with internal and external clients
• Strong time management & multi-tasking skills with the ability to work well under pressure
• Maintain price integrity both in rooms and food and beverage
• Have comprehensive knowledge of all operational departments within the hotel; guest services, reservations, housekeeping, audio visual, banquets, accounting, restaurants and engineering
• Candidates should be extremely detailed oriented, organized and be able to handle a fast paced environment

What You Will Love About Us:

• Complimentary parking
• Complimentary meals during work hours
• Wellness & Tuition reimbursement
• Discount hotel stays for colleagues, friends and family
• Come join our amazing location in Olympic Valley, CA in the Lake Tahoe Area
• Hyatt Perks which includes thousands of national and local partners for various discounts

Wellbeing

“Our purpose is to care for people so they can be their best – and we believe wellbeing is the ultimate realization of our purpose”

• Complimentary Golf
• Discounted Ski Passes!
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance eligibility after 30 days of employment
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement plan & Hyatt stock purchase plan.

Who We Are:

• We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers. As we continue to grow—we never lose sight of what’s most important: People
• At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and cultivating a culture of care where our colleague’s become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have served as the heart of our business and made Hyatt one of the best hospitality brands in the world, with more than 1,500 hotel, all-inclusive, and wellness resort properties in 70 countries across six continents.

Why Now?

• We are in a time of extraordinary transformation. Passion for personal travel combined with the explosive growth of global business has underpinned our growth for years. Hyatt is at the epicenter of the evolution of travel—and we are looking for passionate change makers to be a part of our journey. At the heart of Hyatt is our shared belief that hospitality is more than just a job—it’s a career for people that care

How We Care for Our People:

• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:
• Wellbeing is the ultimate realization of our purpose — we care for people so they can be their best. We believe this focus on our colleagues is the key to our success and we’ve earned a place on Fortune’s prestigious “100 Best Companies to Work For®” for the last nine years.
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

• Being part of Hyatt means always having space to be you. Our global teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities and identities. We constantly strive to reflect the world we care for with teams that achieve and grow together. To learn more about our commitments to DE&I, please visit the Why Hyatt section of the Hyatt career page.
• Our success is underpinned by our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and we are committed to diversity across the board—from who we hire and develop, organizations we support, and who we buy from and work with.

Reality Check:

• Research shows that women, people of color and others who belong to historically - excluded groups tend to apply to jobs, only if they met all of the job qualifications. Unsure if you check every box, but feeling inspired to enhance your career? Apply. We’d love to consider your unique experiences and how you could make Hyatt even better

Our Vales: Empathy | Integrity | Respect | Inclusion | Experimentation | Wellbeing